Mini Holland and The Transformation of a London Suburb with Clyde Loakes
Mini Holland is the poster child for the transformation of an urban area.
As the first Low Traffic Neighbourhood of the modern era, council reps from across Britain (and Europe) have visited to learn lessons.
Not that I needed to travel far: it all happened in Walthamstow, where I live, and my kids were two of the many who benefited.
It was the vision of ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น ๐๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐, and he tells me the full inspirational story in todayโs episode.
Mini Holland is the poster child for the transformation of an urban area.
A network of congested residential streets in North East London has become peaceful and tranquil. The local high street converted from a double-parked rat-run into a desirable pedestrianised destination.
As the first Low Traffic Neighbourhood of the modern era, council reps from across Britain (and Europe) have visited to learn lessons.
Not that I needed to travel far: it all happened in Walthamstow, where I live, and my kids were two of the many who benefited.
It was the vision of ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น ๐๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐, and he tells me the full inspirational story in todayโs episode.
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